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Ophidiidae
mooneye cusk-eel
Ophidion selenops
Dark stripe along the back
mooneye cusk-eel is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 10 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cusk-eels
- Family
- Ophidiidae
- Genus
- Ophidion
- Maximum length
- 10 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: South Carolina to Florida Keys, including the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

